Black Mold On Cheese

[Guest Zolrek]

I'm just wondering, I've noticed a few times(maybe 15+ over 6months or so) that I have found black mold on my cheese products: Kraft Dinner, the cheese on cheese bread. I've never seen black mold grow anywhere else in my place and I've got it clean top to bottom rather then the kitchen and the cat litter box. The black mold from the cheese I find DOES seem to produce spores(or dust?) so when I see them I move away and don't breath till I don't notice their gone. Then I air out the place and keep cleaning/getting rid of whatever it is, but its ALWAYS something with cheese. My roommate has left pasta on the counter for weeks and never any mold on it.

So I am wondering, the random black mold on the cheese I found. Did it 'grow' on the cheese or is it the really bad black mold that spreads through the air and waits to strike my cheese products when it has the chance? Like a infection of black mold that might have been making me sick the 6 months I have found it randomly? Should I be calling a health board?

I've googled it but I keep geting unclear answers as to what I should do about the black cheese mold.

[Guest lvmyftm]

I think I would be calling someone who knows alot about molds. Not sure who that would be, but if I was finding that in my house I would be calling all over to try and find out if I need to worry about it or not.

[Guest meagan]

Interesting, are you keeping your food refrigerated, in clean cling wrap, fridge temperatures not cold enough? Leaving food unwrapped on counters for too long, after 4 hours max i would not chance it. counters clean without other old food around. There are so many reasons for food to go off, high bacteria or mold etc. Look up food safety, or food borne molds, bacteria, pathogens, illness.

The weeks old pasta may not show signs of molding as i assume it has dehydrated before mold has had chance to show. Moisture, air exposure and wrong temperatures can be bad as well cross contamination. Many people may show signs of food borne illness without even realizing that they are sick from food as many symptoms mimic the flu.

Very tired here so i hope i have made some sense. I work in a kitchen and i always recomend to my friends that they take a food safety course to gain an understanding into the world of food since we need to keep eating. May as well be knowledgeable and safe.

[Milly]

I would definitely call someone. Black mold to my knowledge is really dangerous. It could be the area you have them, maybe where you set it down one day. There could be a mold build up there. Try to remember if you set it down someone to cut it or pull it out of it's package. See if it's there too, though make sure you are using a face mask or something. Not sure, that's just what I learned from my dad who dealt with it before. Good luck in ridding yourself of it.

[Guest miss kindheart]

eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww

I don't know all that much about mold, but I have heard that black mold is one of the worst.

Maybe buy a smaller package, or eat it faster

vanna

[Guest Evan_J]

You're sure its "black mold " as in household mold? Typically thats found on walls with moisture problems and such. Its consistant. Something that if you cleaned it off would immediately regrow itself. Mold on cheese tends to be "normal". I mean, its not the same cheese correct? These are different instances /packages purchased at different times. Unless there was mold inside your refridgerator , I would think its regular cheese mold. Cheeses that age (like cheddar ) grow it as part of its "self processing". Other cheeses considered "non-aging" , like provalone, do not. Doesn't mean its not making you sick however. Some people are "mold sensitive" and can get sick by eating foods that are mold growers even when visible mold is not present. Cheeses that mold, mushrooms, things with yeast..... all can trigger flu-type symptoms for people who are.

An allergist can test you to see if you have that problem.

[Guest Donna Jean]

I eat and use lots of cheese....

And I keep it properly refrigerated all the time....

I find that it gets blue or black mold after a tine...I cut those parts off and feed to the dog....

The remainder, I use. Have for years with no bad effects.

Now, if you have it other places other than food products, I'd call someone...that kind can play hell on allergies!

Best to be safe!

Huggs

Donna Jean

[Guest Evan_J]

If it looks like this.....

Thats just regular old cheese mold. The kind you cut off.

Course now if it looks somehow "different"......

Still, you could be allergic to it.

[Guest Zolrek]

Thanks for all the tips, eveyone.

If it looks like this.....

Thats just regular old cheese mold. The kind you cut off.

Course now if it looks somehow "different"......

Still, you could be allergic to it.

The little black "furry" spots of mold on that cheese is what I find on my Kraft dinner cheese and other packages sometimes when left on the counter too long. When I scrape it off or move it fast dust(or spores) fly off of it.

So I'm guessing its just normal mold. That makes me happy. My friend was on the phone with my last night and freaked out when I said I had black mold on my old cheese stuff so this will put his(and mine) mind at ease at lest.

[Guest ReginaRenea]

Thanks for all the tips, eveyone.

The little black "furry" spots of mold on that cheese is what I find on my Kraft dinner cheese and other packages sometimes when left on the counter too long. When I scrape it off or move it fast dust(or spores) fly off of it.

So I'm guessing its just normal mold. That makes me happy. My friend was on the phone with my last night and freaked out when I said I had black mold on my old cheese stuff so this will put his(and mine) mind at ease at lest.

Hi; From doing carpeting and wood flooring I iearned alot about mold- Black mold that floats when you move it is not good for your health, also there has to be a source somewhere to keep it growing. Check your counter,s cracks and seems for tell tail black smudges, also the back and under side of the counters and where there is constant water, around pipes and drains. How old is your fridg.? Check the seams around the doors and check the coils on the back and if there is a water pan under the fridg. If you find any mold, thouroly clean it with bleach water and a brush- make sure you have gloves and a mask on to do this, then let it air dry real good. If it grows back within 7 to 14 days it has to be ripped out and replaced.

The mold in your friends picture is fine and puffy green mold won't hurt unless you're allegic to penicilin, but black mold is not good at all in any form. I really hope this helps you out? Best of luck with it. Regina Renea

[Guest lexie]

what I should do about the black cheese mold.

Throw it out.

Then fix the problem: When I had a cheese mold problem it was that the refrigerator thermostat was broken and the refrigerator was significantly warmer than the ideal 38°F setting. Put some thermometers in your refrigerator and monitor them. Also make sure the refrigerator baffle is working correctly.